Braving the surf to protest construction of nuclear plant in India

Demonstrators form a human pyramid in the waters of the Bay of Bengal near the Kudankulam nuclear power project in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu on Sept. 13.

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Demonstrators stand in the waters of the Bay of Bengal near the plant.

Reuters reports: Protesters at the Kudankulam nuclear plant fear the same kind of accident that occurred at Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant could happen in southern India, a region that was hard hit by the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. The Kudankulam plant is due to open within weeks and will provide 2 gigawatts of electricity -- enough to power millions of Indian homes and relieve a power crisis in the state of Tamil Nadu. More nuclear plants are planned. Full Story

Rafiq Maqbool / AP

Activists hold high a black flag during a protest against the Russian-built plant.